Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-05-30

he undertook 10 draw the brakes without
stopping the wagon, and In some manner
he was thrown under the wagon and tne
hind wheel passed over HIS lessss, breaking IL
and crushing tie bones. The horses were
thrown over the bank on top of each other,
where they remained until some gentle
men came along and liberated them.
WRECKED A CHURCH.
Last Friday gang of toughs visited the
Baptist Church ut Cherry Run, Taylor
county. They broke down the door,
smashed the windows, and wrecked the
bnilding pretty generally. No cause Is
assigned for the outrage.
STATE NOTES.
The ex-Confederate soldiers of Hamp-
shire will meet at Romney, June 9th.
A New York land company is exploring
the Guyandott Valley, with view to large
investments.
Lightning killed two horses belonging to
X. T. and A. NJ. O'Neal, near Fayetteville,
few days ago.
Beauregard and Matthew McCaw were
both stabbed by L. w. Warning, at Hunt
ington, few days ago.
William Duncan, living on Greenbrier
river, near Martins Bottom, has five
fingers and thumb on each hand.
Bob Zeitzelberger, of Raymond, Putnam
County, while handling revolver on Sat
urday last, accidentally discharged the
same, the ball passing through the jaw oil
Claude Tucker, aged ID. The ball carried
with it several teeth, extracted from the
right jaw.
While Mr.. Harry Snyder, of the Shep-
herdstown Register, aud Mr.. Rentch and a
visiting brother editor, were fishing III
their boat cleveland" near the cement
mills, ut Shepherdstown, the boat upturn-
ed, and the occupants came ntar being
drowned.
A bad accident occurred at J. l.. Rum
barger Lumber Company'S works, Dobbin,
OIL the West Virginia Central road. X. ).
Nicholson, an employee of the company,
while attempting to clean the cogs of the
edger, had his arm caught by the saw,
which cut the joint of the elbow clean out.
VIM. Malone, residing near Catawba in
fAIOnOngalia county, attempted to end his
life by cutting his throat. With com
mon case knife he cut terrible cash in his
throat, which his ply sicians at lirst thought
would prove fatal He is still living, how
ever, and it is now believed he will re-
cover. Mr.. Malone has been in bad health
for several months past.
The following are some of the amounts
the Ohio River Railroad company had To
pay for rights Of way below 1T. Pleasant;
Col Bcale, s., 900; Jos Arlington, VI, 500
Mr.. Steenbergen, about $1,000 {; Phil.
Long and sister l,5O0; Mr.. James
Beale, 81, 800 +. l.. Neale, $1,000 the
Neal heirs, $1,000; aud John Porter,
81, OOO-the last three by condemnation.
On Friday evening about dark Mr.. Daw-
son, the editor of the Preston county Jour
nal, met with bad accident. lie was mp
on ladder cleaning out the spouting when
he slipped and fell to the pavement, dis
lance of about II or II feet, fracturing
his hip joint and bruising himself consid-
erably. lie was carried i'll the house and
medical attention called. He is able to he
up portion of the time, and walks about
the room OH crutchcs
Zane u. Moore, of POcahOntas county
had his hand caught in Il shingle saw, and
lost parts of his thumb and three fingers
They have not healed satisfactorily, the
bones having prOtruded, and after weeks
of suffering he fears q second amputatlon
of some of them may be necessary.
younger brother had the front finger on
his right hand entirely torn away in n
thTeshing machine few years ago.